Bottle-closure



(No Model.)

W. LAUDAHN. BOTTLE CLOSURE Patented July 28, 1896'.

A TTORNE Y5 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM LAUDAHN, OF PORT ANGELES, WASHINGTON.

BOTTLE-CLOSURE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 564,826, dated July 28,1896.

Application filed December 23, 1895. Serial No. 573,031 (N0 model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WVILLIAM LAUDAHN, of Port Angeles, in the county of'Clallam and State of Washington, have invented a new and ImprovedBottle-Closure, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improvedbottle-closure which is simple and durable in construction and arrangedto securely seal the bottle and prevent refilling of the same byunauthorized persons.

The invention consists principally of a bottle provided with anauxiliary neck having a frangible lower end for readily breaking theauxiliary neck ofi the main neck, a stopper in said auxiliary neck, anda locking device for holding the stopper securely in place.

The invention also consists of certain parts and details andcombinations of the same, as will be fully described hereinafter, andthen pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a sectional side elevation of the improvement as applied.Fig. 2isasectional plan view of the same on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig.3 is a like view of the same on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is aninverted plan view of the same on the line 4 4: of Fig. 1, and Fig. 5 isa detail section on the line 5 5 of Fig. 2.

The bottle A is provided with a neck A, having an elongated andcontracted inletopening A as plainly shown in Figs. 1, 3, and 4. Fromthe main neck A extends an auxiliary neck A integral with the neck A andconnected with the same by the thin frangible end A adapted to be brokenoff by a suitable tool, or by knocking the auxiliary neck against atable or other fixed article.

The upper end of the neck A is provided with an annular flange A forconveniently attaching an ordinary cap after the auxiliary neck A isbroken off. In the auxiliary neck A is held a cork or like stopper B,pressed down the neck A along a series of verticallydisposed ribs A, soas to securely hold the stopper in place. On the top of this stopper Bis held a metallic plate 0 by means of prongs 0, extending down into thestopper, and on the top of this metallic plate are secured a number oflugs C extending upwardly and rigidly connected with a second plate 0fitted with the plate 0 into a recess A formed in the auxiliary neck Anear the upper end thereof by cutting out portions of the vertical ribsA Thetwo plates 0 and O are provided in their peripheries with notches Cfitting onto the ribs A upon letting said plates 0 and C down into therecess A The top of the plate 0 is adapted to be engaged bya'locking-disk D, likewise formed in. its periphery with notches D,engaging the upper ends of the ribs A to permit of letting thislocking-disk D down upon the plate C and into the upper end of therecess A In this disk D is formed an opening D adapted to be engaged bya pin E, fitted to slide vertically in the plate C and pressed on at itslower end by a spring F, attached to the under side of the plate 0 sothat the free end of the spring extends between the plates 0 and C Whenthe disk D is placed in position in the recess A, then it is free toturn, as the ribs A are cut out at the recess A and in turning said diskD its aperture D finally registers with the spring-pressed pin E, sothat the latter flies up into the opening D to prevent the locking-diskfrom being turned in either direction. It will be seen that when thedisk D is inserted and turned and automatically locked in place then thecork 13, plates 0 and C and the disk D cannot be removed, whereby thebottle is securely closed and a refilling thereof is entirely prevented.

When it is desired to empty the bottle of its contents, then theauxiliary neck A must be broken ofi at the frangible end A to permit ofpouring the contents of the bottle through the opening A in the neck A.It is distinctly understood that the opening D and the locking-disk Dare not in register with the pin E when the disk D is let down on theribs A, but only comes in register with said pin when the disk D isturned after it has reached the recess A It will be seen that the deviceis very simple in construction, can be readily applied, and positivelyprevents refilling of the bottle unless the auxiliary neck A is brokenoff,

whereby the object is accomplished, that is, destroying the originalbottle.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent 1. A bottle-closure comprising an auxiliaryneck, a stopper adapted to be pressed in said neck, a plate held on thetop of said stopper and supporting a second plate, a locking-diskadapted to rest on the uppermost plate, and a spring-pressed pin held onsaid uppermost plate and adapted to engage an opening in saidlocking-disk, substantially as shown and I the neck, the locking-diskbeing also capable described.

2. A bottle-closure comprising an auxiliary neck having vertical ribs onthe inner face of its wall, and an annular recess formed by cuttingoutportions of said ribs, a stopper held in said neck, a plate restingon said stopper, a .second plate supported above the firstnamed plate, alocking-disk having notches adapted to engage said ribs, .and aspringpressed pin held on the uppermost plate and engaging an aperturein said disk, substantially as shown and described.

3. A bottle having an auxiliary neckconnected to the main neckby afrangible web, a stopper held in the auxiliary neck, a plate supportedon the stopper and within the neck, a spring-pressed pin carried by theplate, and a locking-disk capable of being locked with the neck andhaving a recess receiving the spring-pressed pin ,substantially asdescribed.

4. A bottle having a neck, a stopper held in the neck, a plate supportedon the stopper, a spring-pressed pin carried by the plate, and alocking-disk capable of being locked with the neck of the bottle andhaving a recess receiving the spring-pressed pin, substantially asdescribed.

- 5. A bottle, the neck of which is formed with an interior verticalrib, a stopper within the neck, a plate sustained on the stopper andalso Within the neck, a spring-pressed pin carried by the plate, and alocking-disk formed with a notch capable of receiving the rib on ofmovement to engage the rib whereby the disk is locked and thelocking-disk having a V recess receiving the spring-pressed pin,substantially as described. 7

6. A bottle, the neck of which is formed with an interior andvertically-extending rib,

a stopper within the neck, a plate rested on the stopper, pins securedto the plate and rising from the same, a second plate sustained on thepins, a movable spring-pressed pin carried by the second plate, and alocking-disk having a notch capable of receiving the rib on the neck ofthe bottle and also having a recess capable of engaging thespring-pressed pin, substantially as described.

WVILLIAM LAUDAHN. Vitnesses:

CHARLES E. lVIALLETTE, HARRY E. LUTZ.

